‘How I Met Your Mother’ may go three more seasons; Joanna Garcia joins sister act (Zap2It)
Will Barney Stinson get to suit up for three more seasons? The “How I Met Your Mother” creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have signed a three-year, eight-figure deal with the sitcom’s studio 20th Century Fox, according to the trades.This means that their popular CBS sitcom, which is currently in its fifth season, could possibly go to Season 8. Bays and Thomas will also be developing as part …

Super Bowl: Call Barney Stinson at 1-877-987-6401 (Zap2It)
Did you get through on “How I Met Your Mother’s” Barney Stinson’s line during the Super Bowl?If you dial 1-877-987-6401, the number from the Call Barney Stinson sign “held up” during the Super Bowl, you’ll get a lovely recording of Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson setting up a time to meet. That, Lebron, is how you shoot a free throw. Hey, Barney Stinson speaking. A recording? No, this is …

TV Land (Old Gold & Black)
Back at school and in dire need of a distraction? Escape from the winter weather and Work Forest load by curling up in front of the television. This winter’s TV lineup will not disappoint, with a flood of returning fan favorites, like How I Met Your Mother, as well as the debut of a few new shows, including Parenthood.

Male Call: When dating, the ’show, don’t tell’ rule applies (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
A friend of mine, who is brave (or crazy) enough to wade into the treacherous waters of online dating, was telling me about her e-mail interactions with a new match. And this one didn’t seem like it was going to move from the virtual world to the real world.

Google, Betty White cameo among Super Bowl ad highlights; please, no more E*Trade babies (The Grand Rapids Press)
Watch the best and worst of what advertisers had to offer this year